INTERESTING DUEL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16920, 29 December 1925, Page 2

INTERESTING DUEL.

LttCKTEST-KACEHORBE OWNER’S. MR. SOLLY jML AND LORD a'stor: LONDON, Nov.. 18.—Aii interesting dud is i.n" progress;, between!.,. Lord' Astor arid, (! Mr. S. B.' Joel, for the honof of .heading the winning owners/ list! for the, flat-racing.season’.of 1925. Wlien racing" opened this week Lord Aster had won in stake's £35,548, and Mr. Joel £35,487. As there” are! only ten' more days of racing on thb flht, and there is only £6l difference between' the wTnipng of the two.owners, the competition between the rivals will remain unusually keen to .the end, .. Lord Astor’s winnings have been'gained by eight horses, whb won between them nineteen .races, while, .Mr Joel’s twenty winners were successful in 46 events. FRINGE AGA KHAN. His Highness thp Prince Aga, Khan is third,, with a total of £32,954, and appears to have small phance of over taking Lord Astor or Mr Joe#.' Last ;year tlie Aga Khan headed the final, list jiylth wirinlrigs of £44,377) Lord Derby being second’'with £37,786, anidf Mr S. B. Joel third with £'30,544. . , . ; One’ of Mr Sol'JoUVs main, hopes of catching , up‘ Lord. Astor' went by the! board, at ...Leicester.,■. yesterday,, when Prompt' (wlio. would,have been, a favorite) .was found to.be coughing after her journey over from Liverpool. Loid Astor, who will run Plimsol to; day, has SaUey 'Sue up his sleeve for her fatewell'perforhiance af'Manchester,, but he will be at' a' marked 'disadvantage otherwise with Mr'Joel, who will have several adorelive runners before the close. , Mr Joel’s main hope will centre in Duvet,, who,; ( if, narrowly beaten in the ■perhy Cup this Friday.-.can consolation.; in a choice of Manchester enga